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+**This repo is deprecated. See https://github.com/lbryio/chain instead.**
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 # ClaimTrie
 
 coming soon
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 ## Contact
 
-The primary contact for this project is [@roylee17](https://github.com/roylee17) (roylee@lbry.io) or [@lyoshenka](https://github.com/lyoshenka) (grin@lbry.io)
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+The primary contact for this project is [@roylee17](https://github.com/roylee17) (roylee@lbry.io) or [@lyoshenka](https://github.com/lyoshenka) (grin@lbry.io)